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A Rare Case of Acquired Bleeding Disorder in a 24-Year-Old Hispanic Female
Vitamin K is a fat-soluble vitamin that has a major role in coagulation pathways thus its deficiency can lead to major bleeding disorders. Vitamin K deficiency in an otherwise healthy adult is rare. Inadequate oral intake of vitamin K remains the most common cause of vitamin K deficiency. Here, we r...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9270188/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35812634 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.25780 |
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author | Bangolo, Ayrton I Akhter, Mahabuba Cherian, Jeffin P Gupta, Bhavna Elias, Sameh |
author_facet | Bangolo, Ayrton I Akhter, Mahabuba Cherian, Jeffin P Gupta, Bhavna Elias, Sameh |
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description | Vitamin K is a fat-soluble vitamin that has a major role in coagulation pathways thus its deficiency can lead to major bleeding disorders. Vitamin K deficiency in an otherwise healthy adult is rare. Inadequate oral intake of vitamin K remains the most common cause of vitamin K deficiency. Here, we report a young female who presented for evaluation of heavy menstrual bleeding and was found to be deficient in vitamin K-dependent coagulation factors, with correction upon mixing study. She was diagnosed with vitamin K deficiency due to poor oral intake. With this case, we report a rare and avertible cause of major bleeding to raise awareness among clinicians about patients’ daily nutritional requirements. |
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spelling | pubmed-92701882022-07-09 A Rare Case of Acquired Bleeding Disorder in a 24-Year-Old Hispanic Female Bangolo, Ayrton I Akhter, Mahabuba Cherian, Jeffin P Gupta, Bhavna Elias, Sameh Cureus Gastroenterology Vitamin K is a fat-soluble vitamin that has a major role in coagulation pathways thus its deficiency can lead to major bleeding disorders. Vitamin K deficiency in an otherwise healthy adult is rare. Inadequate oral intake of vitamin K remains the most common cause of vitamin K deficiency. Here, we report a young female who presented for evaluation of heavy menstrual bleeding and was found to be deficient in vitamin K-dependent coagulation factors, with correction upon mixing study. She was diagnosed with vitamin K deficiency due to poor oral intake. With this case, we report a rare and avertible cause of major bleeding to raise awareness among clinicians about patients’ daily nutritional requirements. Cureus 2022-06-09 /pmc/articles/PMC9270188/ /pubmed/35812634 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.25780 Text en Copyright © 2022, Bangolo et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Gastroenterology Bangolo, Ayrton I Akhter, Mahabuba Cherian, Jeffin P Gupta, Bhavna Elias, Sameh A Rare Case of Acquired Bleeding Disorder in a 24-Year-Old Hispanic Female |
title | A Rare Case of Acquired Bleeding Disorder in a 24-Year-Old Hispanic Female |
title_full | A Rare Case of Acquired Bleeding Disorder in a 24-Year-Old Hispanic Female |
title_fullStr | A Rare Case of Acquired Bleeding Disorder in a 24-Year-Old Hispanic Female |
title_full_unstemmed | A Rare Case of Acquired Bleeding Disorder in a 24-Year-Old Hispanic Female |
title_short | A Rare Case of Acquired Bleeding Disorder in a 24-Year-Old Hispanic Female |
title_sort | rare case of acquired bleeding disorder in a 24-year-old hispanic female |
topic | Gastroenterology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9270188/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35812634 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.25780 |
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